Legal Opinion
United States v. Mason & Dixon Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 25, 1955No. 12265_1PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Circuit Judge.
The United States has appealed from a judgment of the district court awarding the appellee common carrier recovery of freight charges on a consignment to an agency of the United States of a quantity of paint, transported over the motor carrier’s lines. The background facts are that a branch of the United States Department of Commerce entered into a contract for the purchase of the paint from Spar-Tex Corporation of New York. The purchase contract stipulated that the paint was to be delivered to the government agency as specified, and the purchase order which was…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- United States v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. FinkSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Central Iron & Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Merritt v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co. v. WillardSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Maritime Service Corp. v. Sweet Brokerage De Puerto Rico, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
- Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. v. National Milling Co.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1967
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